, 1887-09-25
TOW N TALK.
Cosby Little paragraphs Picked Vi
Throughout the City.

throughout the Clty.
A mouldy chestnut: All trains reached
this point. late yesterday.
The Odd Fellows and the 18th infantry
band returned from Denver last evening,
accompanied by a number of citizens.
Clarence Richardson has taken two
Jersey COWS to Silver Crown, and will
hereafter furnish the camp with fresh
milk.
The highest temperature yesterday was
TO-, the lowest 48o. Heavy rain and hail.
Highest velocity of wind, II miles per
hour.
Williams, an alleged horse thief held
in the county Jail in default of 81 900
bail, is quite i'll. He is afflicted with
consumption.
A reporter hunted DOWN the rumor that
there had been a terrible collision ION the
hilr' Yesterday, and learned that there
was nothing in it"
The Fallon property. on Eddy street,
was auctloned off at sheriff's sale yester-
day. A. G.. McGregor was the pur-
chaser; consideration, 81 $40.
The 18th in antry band carried off the
palm in Denver. They were voted Sec
ond only to the famous New York band
headed by the peerless Cappa.
When Constable Goddard asked for a
bid on a pair Of roller skates yesterday the
crowd yelled Rats" and he deposited
the back number vehicles in an ash bar
rel.
The police courts were devoid of inter
est to news gatherers yesterday, and
Judge Lee is grumbling because he did
not excurt to st. Louis with the G. A. r.
boys.
A train of prairie schooners passed
through the city yesterday, westward
bound. One of the wagons bore the
somewhat c%hestnutty legend, Oregon or
bust"
A number of Laramie, Rawlins, Rock
Springs and Evanston people CANE up
from Denver en- route home last evening.
Territorial people occupied exclusively a
car attached to the west bound train.
EsTHE LEADER recently stated that j.
w. Collins WAS president of the Cheyenne
National bank. He is the cashier.
Everyone knows that N. R. Davis is at
the head of hat thriving institution.
Doug Rhodes says that Cheyennites
created a good impression in Colorado's
capital. More residents OF this city have
visited Denver during the Odd Fellows
celebration han upon any previous occa-
sion.
The G. A. r. delegates propose to ad-
vertise Cheyenne and the territory while
in St. Louis. j. K. Jeffrey travels armed
with a bundle Of board of trade pamph.
lets. and his usual propensity for praising
the advantages OF this section.
Cheyenue's Judge K%uykendall. whom
the Denver papers refer to as Col"
states that the order was splendidly enter
tanned in that city, but that his labors
while attending the session were even
more arduous than when pursuing his
duties at home.
A humane gentleman interfered with
the pastime of a brute who was unmerci
fully belaborirg a horse on East Sixteenth
street yesterday evening. The rider
CURSED and called the man oficious, but
complied with the samaritan's pointed re
.o4 o-l Ill L. raalNrooAol hnr,o uror
Howard Halverson is in Carbon, Car
bon county. Before leaving the city he
declared that he would get even with
the writer IF it took him ten years."
THE LEADERS, treatment of you was
very charitable and lenient Howard, and
you should be c~orrespondingly grateful.
The item in yesterday mornings lumin-
ary to the effect that the force at the
county clerks office was burning midnight
oil over the tax list, must have been the
result of the regular ''mislaying of man
uscript by the local fend of the Sun"
some time last month. The tax list has
been in the hands of the collector since
the 10Th inst.
Prof. N. H. Ensley, a noted colored
man of letters, will preach morning and
evening at the Second Baptist church to
day. At the latter service his subject
will be The Social Status of the Negro"
Mr.. Ensley was born slave in Tennessee,
but is a graduate of the Roger Williams
and Newton universities. He is at pres
ent professor of natural sciences in Alcorn
college, Miss.
Cardigan Jackets in all styles, colors
and qualities. Polack, the Clothier.